We started the day with a doctor's appointment for Madeline, but returned fairly early in the morning. Early enough, anyway, for a bit of a pre-lunch swim. I'd thought we'd hold off until after lunch, but Kathleen couldn't wait.
Kathleen's delighted to be in the water. John David just wants lunch.
(Yeah, he's munching on a wood chip.)
John David is enamored of the little pool. He beelines for it as soon as he's out the backdoor. He applauds while he watches the girls slide and splash. And he loves to lean over and play in the water. He's also been known to then slide on his belly and walk his hands forward until he actually lands in the pool. It's going to be a busy summer.
Madeline had her own ideas about the best way to play in the water. Rain boots and a swimsuit. The girl has her own sense of style, that's for sure.
Ta-dah!
John David is walking more and more, but when he's in a hurry (like whenever he's trying to keep up with the girls), he prefers to crawl. He doesn't much like crawling in shorts, though, so he's begun bear-crawling instead. He cracks me up.
On the prowl.
After lunch and naps, we headed back into the backyard for more fun -- just not of the water-y variety. The girls decided to paint, instead.
Notice that Madeline has lost the swimsuit but kept the boots. With her Cinderella dress.
John David found the paint fascinating and just as irresistible as the pool. But since paint's a bit fussier than water, he needed some containing.
A deceptively peaceful photograph.
This photo pretty much captures his opinion about being confined to the pack 'n play. Fortunately for you, there's no sound. Because he was loud in his displeasure. We've been working on training him to play happily in the pack 'n play. So far he stays in it (very much against his will), but he neither plays nor seems happy. Poor kid. Life is tough.
Somehow, the girls were able to tune out his wailing. They worked away on their masterpieces in the afternoon sunshine. (I folded laundry while I'd cheerily call out, "You're just fine. You've got lots of toys!" And hoped that the neighbors weren't calling child protective services about the wailing.)
A monochromatic masterpiece.
Love the paint in the hair!
And before we knew it, we were cleaning up paint, rolling the pack 'n play back to the living room and calling it a day. Dinner and baths and stories and multiple potty trips later, the littles are all asleep. And we're not far behind them!
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